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Topic: Finger picks - what the heck was that brand? |
Marke Burgstahler
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SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 2:22 pm |
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Hi all,
I saw a post somewhere about a unique fingerpick that has a ridge that circles the outside edge of the finger, leaving the fleshy part of the fingertip exposed in order to facilitate blocking.
I can't find the name of them - anyone? I wanna try some.
Thanks in advance!
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Billy Murdoch
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Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 2:38 pm
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BINGO!
That's the one. Thanks Billy!
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 2:42 pm Propiks "Fingertone"
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| Marke...Available at "Elderly Instruments" also. |
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 2:48 pm National
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I use National's . (NP2)
Also National white plastic thumb.
Took a while to "bend" them the right way, but once I got the fit right, I gave up the others.
Rick |
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Randy Wade
From:
Batesville, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 6:34 pm
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| I tried those propicks but went back to the NP2 Nationals and a blue Herco thumbpick. |
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 7:14 pm
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Thanks David!
Hey Rick and Randy - what didn't you like about the ProPics?
Just curious.
I am a long time bottleneck player, and use my bare fingers to block. I'd like to try doing that with PSG, but I don't want to lose the attack I get from a fingerpick. I saw these as a possible compromise...
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 10 Feb 2010 10:32 pm Slide
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I played slide for many years,(bottleneck), with a flat pick first, and then 2 dunlops, & thumb. (on a six string standard)
When I began palm blocking,(PSG) "raising my knucke", (Newman style), the dunlops "wrap around", caught on other strings, due to their design. The Nationals didn't.
On guitar, I used 13's & 15's, while on PSG I use 25's.
Never tried the others,(pro-pics) since the Nationals seemed to "work for me". But... "whatever it takes", is my concept
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 11 Feb 2010 7:12 am
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I bought a pair about 6 months ago that have hardly been used and still in the original box.
I'm accustomed to .015 thickness and the ProPicks are .025 I think. I just haven't been able to get comfortable with them.
I'm sending you a PM.....  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2010 9:12 am
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I play with light gauge picks myself.  |
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Feb 2010 9:31 am
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Marke -
Studied the classic guitar back in the 60's. Thought I'd use that same "close-in" technique for the steel. Try as I might, I couldn't get a clean tone from those ProPiks without a scraping sound. Could be that I didn't give it enough of a chance. Abandoned them for the "angled" ProPiks with the traditional pick end. I'm somewhat of a happy camper. |
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Marke Burgstahler
From:
SF Bay Area, CA
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Posted 11 Feb 2010 10:05 am
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Hey everyone - thanks for the info.
Richard, I saw the "angled picks, too. That was intriguing. Thanks for the note.
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